VOTER INFORMATION
The information found here is valid for the 2024 Primary and General Elections.
POST ELECTION AUDIT OF THE JUNE 4, 2024 PRIMARY TABULATION
- South Dakota Secretary of State POST-ELECTION AUDIT GUIDE
- Read this guide to full understand the process and then visit the Post-Election home page for additional information. Scroll down a couple inches to see the details. That page is found here.
- Generally:
12-17B-18. Post-election audit–Auditing board–Members–Promulgation of rules.
Within fifteen days following the completion of the state canvassing of a primary or general election, the auditor of each county shall conduct a post-election audit of the ballots cast in the election following the procedures listed in this section and §§ 12-17B-19 to 12-17B-25, inclusive. The county auditor shall appoint a county auditing board of sufficient size to promptly complete the audit.
The members of the county auditing board may not all be members of the same political party. A member of the county auditing board must be a registered voter in the county in which the audit takes place. An individual may not serve on the county auditing board if the individual is a candidate for the office that is on the ballot being audited.
The State Board of Elections shall promulgate rules, pursuant to chapter 1-26, prescribing the oath that each member of a county auditing board must take prior to discharging any duties.
Source: SL 2023, ch 50, § 1.
- Generally:
- Read this guide to full understand the process and then visit the Post-Election home page for additional information. Scroll down a couple inches to see the details. That page is found here.
PRIMARY ELECTION DATE is Tuesday June 4, 2024
- YouTube link to watch the tabulation / resolution board process which starts at 7:00 P.M. on election night.
- Important Dates preceding the PRIMARY ELECTION
- April 30, 2024 – Last day for independent candidates to file nomination petitions.
- May 20, 2024 – Deadline for voter registration for the June 4, 2024, primary.
- June 3, 2024 – Last day to request an absentee ballot and have it mailed on this date. (prior to 5 P.M.)
- Ballot must be received by 3:00 P.M. on election day.
- June 4, 2024 – Election Day. 7:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M.
- Last day for an authorized messenger to obtain and return a ballot for another who qualifies.
- SAMPLE BALLOT IMAGES
- PRECINCT MAPS
- Precincts 2 & 3 which are in the City of Miller
- Light Blue area is part of Precinct / Commissioner District 4
- Light Green is all of Precinct / Commissioner District 2
- Light Yellow is all of Precinct / Commissioner District 3
- Precincts 1, 4 & 5 which are blocked off by township.
- Light Blue area is part of Precinct / Commissioner District 4 (includes a portion of Miller & Saint Lawrence)
- Pink is all of Precinct / Commissioner District 5 (includes the communities of Ree Heights & Polo)
- Peach is all of Precinct / Commissioner District 1 (includes a portion of Wessington & most of Saint Lawrence)
- Precincts 2 & 3 which are in the City of Miller
GENERAL ELECTION DATE is Tuesday November 5, 2024
- Important Dates preceding the GENERAL ELECTION
- These dates will be added after the primary election is held.
ELECTION FORMS
- How to check your voter registration online.
- Does not allow for updating of information.
- Updated voter registration form.
- Can be filled out online but must be printed and have a “wet signature” when turned into the auditor.
- Voter Cancellation Form.
- If you discover that your voter registration should not be where you thought, use this form to notify us.
- Secretary of State webpage detailing voter registration information.
ELECTION “LEGAL” NOTICES
- A dedicated page for legal notices can be found by clicking HERE.
